Chapter 1
Rosamaria POV
“Hey!! Rosamaria, I’m here to save you, and there’s no time. Okay!! So what you have to do is run straight ahead and don’t ever look back. I’ll meet you later after I’ve convinced your parents about your death”. I obeyed what I was told and run without stopping. tears streaming down my face like fireworks, bruises covering all over my body contradicting my assault. They didn’t care if I was royalty; my own family didn’t treat me as a living thing. They want me dead after they devise and scheme against me; aren’t I their daughter too? I’m baffled. reaching my destination and finding the castle gates empty. All of a sudden, I found myself sleeping, my eyes closing. I guess the poison they gave me is finally kicking in.Blink. Blink.“Where am I?” I voiced attempting to get up from this soft bed... “Sweety, please lie down; you just woke up”. A woman wore me down. Making me fall into a deep slumber. I woke up again. This time outside, it looked dark. Ahh! I yawned, stretching my arms and legs and moving toward a humongous mirror. “My scars are all gone, my legs look good, and I’m pretty “I whispered, admiring myself “But what am I doing here”. “Are you done admiring yourself, Rosey”. “Flora!” I shouted, tears running down my face, but that didn’t stop me from jumping on her. “Hey, don’t forget about us”, four of my friends announced, running towards us. Fora held my cheeks, stating, “You’ve been banished from the white kingdom, and you’re engaged with the future king of the black kingdom. Since your mate is right here in black, why don’t you stay with him?” I looked at them as if they didn’t know what was at stake. “I reminded them that my mate doesn’t even want me. He is busy making another girl’s life great. He. doesn’t. need. Me. Here.” I mouthed the last part enough for them to know I was serious. Musa continued by saying, “You know we have another option.” ’And what is it?” I asked, not ready for it.“Well, how about your mate’s distant relative? You don’t have to answer right away. Just know that they’re ready to take you in at any time, okay”. She said she hopefully knew they were trying their best, but every time they tried to save me, my homeland always found me. I’m engaged to Shad; we consumed our marriage, but he never stays. He always cheats on me, and no matter what I did, no matter how I changed my body, my lifespan, my skin tone, or my power, he still kept running back to that human...The cycle repeats itself this time: he wants me dead, and our kingdom is falling apart. “Mm, what can I do with my dark wing then”. I asked, releasing my two wings to my friends. Asha replied pitifully, “I told you when. You were 11. You should have broken the curse as soon as your so-called mother-in-law cursed you with it”. “I know,” I said making my wings disappear. “I needed a dark side to attract Shad’s interest. You know, because humans have both sides. I thought if I had both he would’ve paid more attention to me. but how long did it last?” “Guess,” I voiced out. “It takes two or wait one and a half days, Stella answered sarcastically. You deserve better, just stating the truth.
